PM 0013 – MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES IN PROJECTS

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Assignment

DRIVE	FALL 2015
PROGRAM	MBADS (SEM 3/SEM 5) MBAFLEX/ MBA (SEM 3) PGDPMN (SEM 1)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME	PM 0013 – MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES IN PROJECTS
BK ID	B1939
CREDIT & MARKS	4 CREDITS & 60 MARKS

1 Write short notes on:

(a)Characteristics of a project

The three key project characteristics are:

·         Time

·         Scope

·         Budget

Time (sometimes known as timeframe or schedule): This refers to how long the project will take, and generally involves using past experience to predicate the likely time that parts of a project will take

Scope: Scope refers to what is included within the project and what is excluded. This is where you will establish if re-plumbing the

(b)Objectives of human resource management: HRM is useful not only to organization, but the employees working therein, and also the society at large also find it useful. The objectives can be as under:

·         Organizational Objectives: HRM is a

(c) Project team members: The Project Team is the group responsible for planning and executing the project. It consists of a Project Manager and a variable number of Project Team members, who are brought in to deliver their tasks according to the project schedule.

The Project Manager is the person

(d) Need for a project team: An organization can create a project using a top-down, bottom-up or a combined method. In the top-down method, upper management comes up with the ideas for a project. In the bottom-up method, employees and middle management create ideas for projects, and the combined method uses

2 Explain the various conflict resolution techniques.

Answer: With a basic understanding of the five conflict management strategies, small business owners can better deal with conflicts before they escalate beyond repair.

·         Accommodating: The

3 Write short notes on

(a)Skills required by a project manager:

·         Inspires a Shared Vision: An effective project leader is often described as having a vision of where to go and the ability to articulate it. Visionaries thrive on change and being able to draw new boundaries.

·         Good Communicator: The ability to communicate with people at all levels is almost always named as the second most important skill by project managers and team members. Project leadership calls for clear

 (b)Delphi technique of estimating manpower requirements of projects: The objective of most Delphi applications is the reliable and creative exploration of ideas or the production of suitable information for decision making.  The Delphi Method is based on a structured process for collecting and distilling knowledge from a group of

(c)Importance of leadership in project management: A project manager’s role on any project goes far beyond task-related deliverables. Although the project manager must be able to effectively manage goals related to time, scope and cost, his or her work does not stop here since the project manager must also be able to manage numerous issues

(d)Goal setting theory: In 1960’s, Edwin Locke put forward the Goal-setting theory of motivation. This theory states that goal setting is essentially linked to task performance. It states that specific and challenging goals along with appropriate feedback contribute to higher and better task performance.

·         In simple words, goals

4 Explain the modern methods of performance management?

Answer:

1.       Assessment centre method: This method was used for the first time in 1930 by the German army and then in 1960’s by the British army. This method tests a candidate in different social situations using a number of assessor and procedures. The performance of an employee an also his potential for a new job is evaluated in this method by assessing his performance on job related simulations. Characteristics that the concerned managers feel are important for the success of a particular job are included in these simulations. Techniques like business games role playing and in basket

5 Explain various types of collective bargaining.

Answer:

Conjunctive / Distributive Bargaining: Distributive bargaining is the most common type of bargaining & involves zero-sum negotiations, in other words, one side wins and the other loses.

·         Both parties try to maximize their respective gains.

·         They try to settle economic issues such as wages, benefits, bonus, etc.

·         For Example, Unions

6 Discuss the concept of issue logs.

Answer: The issue log is a project document where all the issues are recorded and tracked. When an issue log is created, it provides a tool for reporting and communicating all that is happening within the project. An issue log is an important tool which is used to manage these issues. It helps the project team to record issues that require

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